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2. Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District - Wikipedia

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   Beginning in 1907 and 1915 respectively, the St. Louis Art Museum and the St. Louis Zoo were both publicly funded by property taxes paid by residents of St. Louis City. Zoo chairman Howard Baer and his successor, Circuit Judge Thomas F. McGuire, worked with their supporters to secure the statute to establish the district. H.B. 23 authorized a ...

3. The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum - Wikipedia

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   The Magic House from Kirkwood Road. The Magic House is a not-for-profit children's museum located in Kirkwood, Missouri, just outside St. Louis.The Magic House opened as a children's museum in 1979 with the mission of engaging children in hands-on learning experiences that encourage experimentation, creativity and the development of problem-solving skills within a place of beauty, wonder, joy ...

4. Saint Louis Zoo - Wikipedia

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   The Saint Louis Zoo, officially known as the Saint Louis Zoological Park, is a zoo in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri. It is recognized as a leading zoo in animal management, research, conservation, and education. The zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Admission is free based on a public subsidy from a cultural ...

5. Taxation in Missouri - Wikipedia

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   Missouri imposes a tax on all retail sales of tangible personal property and specified services. The state tax is four percent, [7] plus one-eighth of one percent dedicated to the Department of Conservation [8] and one-tenth of one percent dedicated to the Department of Natural Resources. [9]

6. St. Joe, Arkansas - Wikipedia

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   Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km 2), all land.. Major highway. U.S. Highway 65; History. The town of St. Joe, Arkansas, was founded a few miles north of the Buffalo River around 1860 by Bill Campbell, Ben Henley Sr., Dr. George Turney, Captain Harry Love, Decatur Robinson, and Matt Tyson.

7. Forest Park (St. Louis) - Wikipedia

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   Website. stlouis-mo.gov. Forest Park is a public park in western St. Louis, Missouri. It is a prominent civic center and covers 1,326 acres (5.37 km 2 ). [1] Opened in 1876, more than a decade after its proposal, the park has hosted several significant events, including the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 and the 1904 Summer Olympics.

8. St. Louis - Wikipedia

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   The St. Louis Zoo-Museum district collects property taxes from residents of both St. Louis City and County, and the funds are used to support cultural institutions including the St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis Art Museum and the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Similarly, the Metropolitan Sewer District provides sanitary and storm sewer service to the city ...

9. St. Louis County, Missouri - Wikipedia

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   St. Louis County is located in the eastern-central portion of Missouri. It is bounded by the City of St. Louis and the Mississippi River to the east, the Missouri River to the north, and the Meramec River to the south. At the 2020 census, the total population was 1,004,125, making it the most populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Clayton.